Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers a year after deadly Nashville school shooting

Tennessee Senate passes bill allowing teachers to carry concealed firearms in classrooms

Applicants would have to pass a rigorous background check and complete a training regimen.

Tennessee Senate approves measure allowing K-12 teachers to carry concealed guns

The Tennessee state Senate approved a measure Tuesday that would allow teachers and staff in K-12 public schools to carry concealed handguns on school grounds. SB 1325 was approved 26-5 by state senators during a raucous floor vote, where The Associated Press reported protesters opposing the bill were heard shouting, “No more silence, end gun violence”…

GOP-led Tennessee Senate advances bill to arm teachers without informing parents

Discussion of the Tennessee Senate legislation was disrupted by protesters, who included family victims of last year’s Covenant School shooting in Nashville.

Tennessee Senate passes bill allowing teachers to carry guns in school

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee residents are divided after the state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that will allow teachers to carry guns in schools. In the Tennessee Senate, emotional chants and screams from protesters sparked a response from Speaker Randy McNally, who eventually cleared the gallery. "What do you mean I'm next?  Did you threaten me? Did you say I'm next? Yeah, you did," said McNally. Memphis City Council addresses poverty af…

TN Senate GOP Passes Bill Allowing Teachers to Carry Concealed Guns in Schools

Gun control advocates, including families of mass shooting survivors, condemned the legislation.